Usually I order most of my garden seeds for the year in January or February. A few weeks later I put together milk jug greenhouses. These easy, miniature greenhouses help give seedlings a jump start on the growing season. You can make them any time before your final frost date. This post will explain how […]

For gardeners, the dead of winter is their worst enemy. It’s the one time each year they can’t busy themselves outside. This season can be extremely frustrating and easy to wish away. However, there are several ways you can enjoy the gardening in winter. We are in the middle of winter right now, but the […]

The holidays are over and the New Year’s Day spirit is slowly waning. Now we are in January and if you live in an area with a true winter, you have at least two to three more months of life in the frozen tundra. This means one thing, it’s time to order free garden catalogs! […]

“Can I start a garden in August?” Yes, you can! Around this time of the year, many gardeners give up. Their once thriving June crops are slowly dying and turning yellow, beaten down by the summer heat and wildlife. Or they may simply be tired of tending to their garden as the novelty of growing […]